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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
To Whom 1t May Concern.

1t costs thought and care to bring
into good form single sentence full
of meaning and readily understood.
If every word tells in the direction of
the main purpose of writing you may
be sure its writer rejected a great
many more words than he used.
" Terse " means wiped" rubbed"
" cleansed;" and as applied to language
it necessarily involves the idea of more
or less of an eliminating process. A
proverb " is said to be "the wisdom
of many and the wit of one that is,
it took long while to bring down so
great truth into so small compass
Three things are said to be essential to
a proper proverb: "sense, shortness
and SALT" or truth, compactness, and
life. These three are not combined in
the spontaneous utterances of any
mans mind. A young writer needs to
write and rewrite, over and over again,
condensing his writing at every re-
vision, in order to arrive at anything
like terseness. Many a good writer
continues this method all his life
through. Compact writing is always
laborious writing. If you find it hard
to write tersely you have reason to
hope that you are on the right track.
Sunday School Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
An Important Pension Decision.

ID. l.. Hawkins, assistant secretary of
the interior, has rendered decision in
the pension claim of Colonel John G..
Brown of Rochester, VT, that abolishes
one of the oldest practices of the pen
sion office-that of granting pensions
for wounds or diseases contracted dur
ing their first service to soldiers who
re-enlisted. A large percentage of the
invalid pensioners of this country are
receiving pensions for disabilities con-
tracted in the first of two terms of serv-
ice, or for wounds or disabilities con-
tracted in each term of service. We
give the case of Colonel Randall as an
illustration. He was pensioned for
rheumatism contracted while captain of
Company F, Second Vermont, and for
hernia contracted while colonel of the
Thirteenth Vermont (one-half pension
for each disability. He afterwards
served as colonel of the Seventeenth
Vermont Regiment. He did not claim
to have contracted any disability dur
ing his last service in the Seventeenth
Regiment, and by this late decision of
the department of the interior he was
not entitled to pension. Mr.. Browns
claim was not rejected in the pension
Office on the ground that he was dis
charged and again enlisted after con-
tracing the disability for which he
claimed pension, but on other grounds,
from which his attorney, Mr.. Deavitt,
took the appeal. The following is the
opinion: The appellant appears to
have served first as captain in the
Seventy-first Regiment, New York
Volunteers until November 10Th, 1861,
when he resigned. He next enlisted
as first lieutenant in the Fourteenth
Kansas Cavalry August LIST, 1868, and
resigned on account of i'll health Au-
gust 9Th, 1864, having risen in his
second service to the rank of lieutenant
colonel of his regiment. He alleges
two distinct disabilities upon which he
bases his claim for pension. The pre-
sumption of the law is that when APP
pellant re-enlisted he was sound man.
The weight to be given to this pre-
sumption, in considering claims for
pension based upon disabilities alleged
to have been incurred in the first serv-
ice of the soldier, has been laid down
by the department in case recently
decided, in which it is we'll said: When
man offers himself to the govern
ment he says, in effect, am sound
man and able to perform the duties of
a soldier If he conceals any disabil-
ity he perpetrates fraud upon the
government, and public policy requires
that he shall be estopped from denying
the truthfulness of statements he may
have made when he offered himself for
enlistment. The second enlistment
raises the presumption that if any dis
ability had been contracted in the first
service the appellant had recovered
from it when he presented himself fol
enlistment second time. This pre-.
sumption will stand until clearly dis
proved. The appeal is dismissed"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
A Lesson for Husbands.

l know a shrewd woman who, when
ever her husband had given her lee
ture on nervousness, used to contrive
to have him dress one of the children
for school on winters morning after
a breakfast slightly belated. The good
man would fall meekly into the trap,
not clearly remembering the vastness
of the labor-the adjustments and ty-
ings and the buttonings; the leggins,
over-drawers and arctic shoes; the
jacket, scarf, coat, gloves, mittens,
wristlets; the cap or hat or hood, to be
pulled and pushed and tied in proper
position; the complete way in which all
these things besides being put on
have to be mutually made fast by
strings and buttons and safety-pins, SO
that the child thus dressed is a model
of well-compressed packing, and could,
like well-packed barrel of china, be
sent around the world without injury
Calm must be the spirit and high the
purpose of the father who reaches the
end of this complex task without a
word of Impotence, while the wife
whom he calls nervous has long since
taken off his hands the other children
and has long since with deft fingers
dressed them and given one patient
final, all-comprehensive witch, and the
whole thing is done. If you doub
whether men are, on the whole and in
their own way, as nervous as women
test them with getting the children
ready for school, and remember tha
their mother does it twice day at least
and every day of her life.-Harper''
Bnz0r.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
Grant and Lee at AppOmattOx.

General Horace Porter, who was an
aide of General Grant, contributes to
the November Century an account of
his last campaign, which is profusely
illustrated. From it we quote as fol-
lows: "The contrast between the two
commanders was very striking and
could not fail to attract marked atten-
ton, as they sat ten feet apart facing
each other. General Grant, then nearly
forty-three years of age, was five feet
eight inches in height, with shoulders
slightly stopped. His hair and full
beard were a nut-brown, without a
trace of gray in them. He had on a
single breasted blouse, made of dark
blue flannel, unbuttoned in front and
showing waistcoat underneath. He
wore an ordinary pair of top-boots,
with his trousers inside, and was with
out spurs. The boots and portions of
his clothes were spattered with mud.
He had had on pair of thread gloves
of a dark yellow color, which he had
taken off on entering the room. His
felt sugar-loaf stiff-brimmed hat was
thrown on the table beside him. He
had no sword, and pair of shoulder
straps was all there was about him to
designate his rank. In fact, aside
from these his uniform was that of a
private soldier. Lee on the other
hand was fully six feet in height, and
quite erect for one of his age, for he
was Grants senior by sixteen years.
His hair and full beard were a silver
gray and quite thick, except that the
hair had become little thin in front.
He wore new uniform of confederate
gray, buttoned up to the throat, and at
his side he carried long sword of eX-
ceedingly fine workmanship, the hilt
studded with jewels. 1t was said to be
the sword which had been presented to
him by the state of Virginia. His top
boots were comparatively new and
seemed to have on them some orna-
mental stitching of red silk. Like his
uniform, they were singularly clean
and but little travel-stained. On the
boots were handsome spurs, with large
rowels. A felt hat, which in color
matched pretty closely that of his uni
form, and pair of long buckskin
gauntlets lay beside him on the table.
We asked Colonel Marshall afterwards
how it was that both he and his chief
wore such fine toggery and looked so
much as if they had just turned out to
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
The Children's Hour.

Between the dark and the daylight
when the night is beginning to lower,
Comes n pause in the days occupations
That is known as the children's hour,
hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of door that Is opened
And voices soft and sweet
From my study see in the lamplight,
Descending the broad hall stair,
Grave Alice and laughing Algeria,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper, and then silence,
Yet know by their merry eyes
They are plotting and planning together
To take me by surprise.
Asudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall
BY three doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall
They climb into my turret
Ger the arms and back of my chair;
II try to escape they surround me,
They seem to he everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses,
Their arms about me entwine,
Till think of the Bishop of Bingen
In his mouse tower on on the Rhine.
DO you think, oh, blueeyed banditti,
Because you have scaled the wall
Such an old moustache as am
Is not match for you all?
| have you fast in my fortress,
And will not let you depart,
But put you down In the dungeon,
In the round-tower of my heart.
And there I will keep you forever,
Yes, forever and a day,
Till the walls shall crumble to ruins
And moulder in dust away.
Henry ". LonafeH
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
Graham Bread.

l am interested in graham bread, be-
cause l eat no other, and feel the better
for it, | am also interested in making
it with as little trouble as possible, be-
cause there are good many other
things that | want to do besides to eat .
So give my recipe, hoping it will bene-
fit some one who "eats to live" AS
soon as | get up in the morning put
one yeast-cake to soak in part of a tea
cupful of warm water. AS soon as
it is soft fill the tea-cup up with warm
water, add two and One-half tea-cup-
fuls more of warm water, one
half tea-cupful of sugar, and one
tea-spoonful of salt. Stir in unsifted
graham flour until the dough is nearly
as stiff as it can be, stirred with
large iron spoon. Put it into a
two-quart basin and let it rise till
the basin is full. Then bake slowly
for an hour or an hour and half. Long
baking improves it. l usually put a
creased brown paper on the bottom of
the basin, as the bread comes out
easier-M W., IN Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
never to promise children things which

never to promise children things which
| didn't mean to keep.
How blessed is the child who can go
to sleep with his mother by his bedside
How sweet the hour when she sucks
her little ones in and listens to the re-
cital of their sorrows or joys, of the
battles or triumphs of the dayl How
many loving but careless or thought
less mothers send their children off to
bed with nurse, little dreaming what
golden opportunities for their good she
is throwing away.
Win your children's confidence. If
this is done when they are little you
will save yourself many heartache in
the years to come. Be gentle and kind
to them, but also be firm. Firmness
and gentleness may go hand in hand.
Always try to be just. If child has
done something which is wrong when
called to account listen patiently to
what he may have to say in his defence.
A child reasons--perhaps according to
his mind-what he did was not wrong.
After listening to him point out eX-
actly where the wrong lies, and then
caution him against repeating the
offence.
Many good mothers believe in the
old adage, " Spare the rod and spoil the
child" There are instances, no doubt,
where it is well to use the rod, but it
should be used sparingly. Never pun
ish child while in passion yourself.
Such punishment will accomplish no
good. If you do you are apt to be
much more severe than you otherwise
would be.
The slapping habit so many mothers
indulge in is to be avoided and guarded
against. Children as general rule are
full of mischief, or rather, full of the de-
sire to know what everything is; full of
the wish to handle and examine every
thing. A child who does not have these
desires would to my mind be stupid. So
instead of slapping them for touching
things rather encourage them to do so,
but put things which are in danger of
being broken, things which you do not
want handled out of the baby's reach
or keep the baby away from them. How
many heart has echoed the sentiment
of the following touching lines, by Mrs.
Kidder-echoed it, alas after it is toe
late.
Could we know the baby fingers,
Pressed against the window-pane.
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow,
Never trouble us again,
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the print of rosy fingers
Nex us then as they do now?
All those little ice cold fingers
How they point our memories back
To the hasty words we've spoken
All along the backward track
How the little hands remind us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns but roses
For our reapng bye and bye"
-Dolindd Ma, IN Rural Ne,C Yorker.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

go to church, while with us our out
ward garb scarcely rose to the dignity
even of the shabby-genteel.' He en-
lightened us regarding the contrast by
explaining that when their head
quarters wagons had been pressed so
closely by our cavalry few days be-
fore, and it was found they would
have to destroy all their baggage ex-
cept the clothes they carried on their
backs, each one naturally selected the
newest suit he had and sought to pro-
pitiate the gods of destruction by a
sacrifice of his second-best. '-Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

THE bureau of pensions, through
Special Examiner Homer Riggs of Mid
dlebury, has sent blanks to every over
seer of the poor in Vermont, to ascer-
tain the number of Union eX-soldiers
and sailors and their dependent rela-
tives who are dependent on charity and
are supported by the towns, and
whether such paupers are receiving a
pension, and if not, to state why.
Each overseer is requested to make his
return under oath.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
Ir is an established fact that con

IT is an established fact that con-
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better to prevent the cruel disease
from fastening itself on the system by
the timely use of remedy like DIR.
WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY,
which will speedily cure a cough or
cold. Consumption often yields to its
great power.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
Soldiers of the Late War.

The following statistics are given as
by authority concerning the nativity of
the men who fought for the suppress
sion of the rebellion. AS will be seen,
the table disposes of some very wild
statements that have been made touch
ing the matters of this kind:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

According to these figures about three
quarters of the soldiers were native
born Americans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.
The Panhandle Car Shops, East of the City,
Damaged to the Amount of $4,000.

The carpenter and planing-m departments
OF the Panhandle car shops were almost entire
~ destroyed by fire early yesterday morning.
At $3.50 o'clock James Couutryman, the night
Waterman at the shops. started Are under the
boiler in that department and went about other
work. He was absent from the fire about if
teen minutes, and when he returned to it the
building. The railroad company for several
years has provided fire company of its own.
and the men composing it were at once called
out. By the time they had begun work the
flames had been communicated to the main
building, but the men still thought they could
The tower Waterman, however, discovered the
blaze, and turned in an alarm, bu. owing to the
delay and the great distance to travel. the shop
was past saving when the city department ar
rived. All the firemen could do was to save the
main building and they worked hard to do that.
Nothing but the brick walls of the planning mill
department were saved, and portion of these
will have to be rebuilt. Two cabooses. just be-
ing completed, were destroyed with the shop,
and all the machinery ruined. Nearly all
the employees lost kits of tools valued at from
$40 to 800 The total loss is estimated at $l2-
000 The railroad company carries its own in
surance. certain per cent. being set aside each
year for that purpose, and the loss will not De
felt much. The shop will be rebuilt at once, and
the smoke had hardly cleared away yesterday
before force of men was put to work clearing
away the debris. termechanic Swanson
states that the new building will be up in a few
weeks. and that the Inconvenience caused by the
fire will be short.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
SUING GREEN SMITHS BONDSMEN.
Lieutenant Governor Robertson Files Com
plant Against Them, Demanding $4,000.

Lieutenant-eovernor Robert S. Robertson, by
his attorneys. Harrison. Miller & Elan. yester-
day filed suit in the Superior Court against A..
G. Smith, John j. Cooper and Joseph F. Flack
for So, 900 damages. The suit grows out OF the
injunction fled against Robertson by Smith.
when Cooper and Flack became his suresies, and
hence are made co-defendants in the suit. The
complaint filed sets forth at length the history
OF the legal proceedings in the famous case. and
recites the fact that the action of the Circuit
Court, in granting the injunction, was reversed
by the Supreme Court Feb. %. and the injunc-
ton annulled. 1t is asserted that the fact that
it was reversed is evidence that there was rea-
son why it should have been brought and the
defendant caused much unnecessary expense
His attorneys fees alone, the complaint sets
forth, amounted to So 800 and railroad fare and
other expenses make the aggregate So, 900, and
for this amount he asks judgment. The
case will not come up for trial until the mid
die of Nav.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
ALL CALM AND PEACEFUL.
The Mendelssohn Accepts the designations of
the Old Officers and Elects New Ones.


The Mendelssohn Society meeting last even
ing, in the lectureroom of the Central Christian
Church, it was expected, would be stormy, in
consequence of the action at the previous meet
ing. but all was calm and peaceful. The meet
ing was called to order by the president, A. L.
Allen and the designations of officers A. 7. AL
len, C. NJ futile, Ben A. Richardson and Ora
Pearson, offered on Monday night of last week,
were accepted. Mr.. Pearson then gave as his
reason for resignine the fact that he had SO much
else to attend to, among other things the Bar
clay Walker Home Opera Company, which re-
ouires most of his time. The following officers
were then elected:
President-Caleb S. Denny.
Vice-presidents-A. w. Conduit, Mrs. Anna II.
Walker and Miss Nellie Simmons.
Secretary-NIrs. c. r. Watson.
Treasurer-W. NJ. Herrott
A committee of five-Hamilton Mccoy ". NJ.
Herriott Mrs Anna L. Walker, J. FL. Stem and
Miss Nettie Dietrichs-were appointed to look
about for musical director, and report on next
Monday evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
LEGISLATION BY THE ALDERMEN.
Ray-Street Ordinance Passed-More Privil-
eyes Given the Street-Railway Company.

There was little else but routine business be-
fore the Board of Aldermen last night. The
letter sent to the Council at its last meeting by
V. T. Malott, in reference to the tunnel, was
received and it's consideration deferred until
the next meeting. The report of the street and
alley committee of the Council in regard to the
petition OF Maus and others for the vacation of
certain lands In Patterson's subdivision of the
city, was referred to the streets and alleys COM
mittee. The report OF the Councils Colfax
monument committee was approved.
The Rav-street sewer ordinance was taken up.
Two reports were submitted by the street and
alley committee Messrs. Schmidt and Rail re-
ported in favor of 4 J. foot brick sewer. and the
city attorney and engineer for an l8-inch Akron
pipe The report of the former was adopted by
the board, and the ordinance passed by a vote OF
five to four, Brown. Prtchard, Wright and
Endley voting in the negative.
The city railway ordinance was passed giving
the streetcar company the privilege to lay a
double track in the South Illinois stree
tunnel Brown. Smith. Wright and Endley voted
against IT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
Society Events

The engagement is announced Of Miss Helen
Barker and Mr.. B. A. Ward.
Rev. John Baltzly gave an interesting talk on
Matthew Arnold last night before the Gentle
mems Literary Club.
Miss Kittie Watson gave tea party to few
friends last evening. to celebrate her eighteenth
birthday anniversary. Handsomely hand painted
eggs were the souvenirs of the occasion, the
dates being placed in gilt letters.